Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-03
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| ALBEIT WILL STA Y AT AOME He
 Rufus Rlodgett Elected Senator at Trenton Amid a Scene of Wild Tu- mutt and Disorder by the Aid of Re- publican Votes.
 TRENTON, N. J., March 2.-Rufus Blodgett' ex-member of the legislature from Ocean county, superintendent of the New York and Long Branch railroad and one of the nest l active Democratic politicians in the State, | was elected to the United States Senate this afternoon to succeed General Sewell, whose | term expires March at noon. If the legis- | lature had resolved itself into a mob for the | purpose of electing senator there could not | have been more turbulence. Never before l in this State has there been recorded such 8 scene of disorder. The galleries of the l chamber, the floor and the lobbies were
 packed with people, end the mighty cheers | of the crowd as points were made for the Abbett or anti-Abbett forces were beyond expression. The cheering was almost con | tinuous despite occasional orders to clear the galleries. The members themselves appeared | to forget their position, and the Abbett | forces particularly, knowing that defeat | stared them in the face, were bitter and al-
 most violent in denouncing the anti-Abbett forces. Several of the leading Democrats were | enraged and during the proceedings epithets of their hate were hurled in voices so loud as to be heard throughout the chamber. The election of MT. Blodgett was secured by the aid of thirty-eight Republicans and three anti-Abbett Democrats (Kinney, Throck- morton and Chattle.) Senator Chase Oem.) afterward changed from Abbett to Blodgett, thereby making making forty-two votes for Blodgett, just one above majority necessa- ry to elect.
 The joint assembly met at noon, but ad- journed until o'clock. The Republicans immediately went into caucus and consum- mated the scheme for an election of an anti Abbett man. When the joint session was called to order the Abbett men found that two of their number were missing. Not de- spairing they resorted to flibustering in order to despatch messengers for the missing ones. During the delay the missing mem bers appeared. A vote was then ordered. The very first name on the check list Is Alderman, a Republican. The clerk called his name and as he slowly arose in perfect silence and repeated the name of Rufus Blodgett there was shown the hand of the Republicans in carrying the biggest deal that has ever occurred in the history of State poli tics. Following Alderman came Armstrong, who is the Republican leader of the House and General Sewell's right hand man. He, too, voted for Blodgett. All the Republicans followed suit except Colonel Sam Dickinson and MT. Lit. These gentlemen voted for Sewell. Senator Chase Dem.), who had voted in all the meetings for ex-Governor Ludlow, cast his vote for Abbett amid wild cheers and applause. When Carroll, one of the labor members, arose all noise ceased. He said with his voice trembling with emo- tion that the fight had narrowed down to be- tween an anti-railroad and a railroad man. He would vote for an anti monopolist-Ab- bett A great shout went up at this and for fully five minutes it was followed by cheer after cheer. Senator Mcbride (Dem.), who all along has been an anti Albeit Democrat, went back to his party's choice. He was loudly cheered. MT. Donohue, the labor member, in 8 five minute speech said he was elected regardless of party, but with the distinct understanding that he was to vote independently on the senatorial ques- tion. There have been ten ballots taken, he said, and he had voted for Potter, the choice of his constituents, every time. At this point he would not desert him and he preferred to go down to defeat with colors flying. MT. Donohue was applauded by the galleries as he
 
 der was: Blodgett 39, Abbett 38, Rays 1, Potter |, Sewell ?; total S1. There was great disorder when the clerk announced the vote. The Democrats saw they were defeated and began to hurl acrimonious epithets at the kickers. The president endeavored to pre- serve order. but his efforts were useless. Amid indescribable bedlam another bal lot was taken. On the first call all the Republicans excepting Messrs. Dickinson and Let's voted for Blodgett. Dickinson voted for Sewel and letts for Abbett. The Democrats excepting Chattle, Throckmorton and Kinney voted for Abbett. This time Kinney changed to Blodgett. As he did so the Democrats hissed. Carroll voted for Albeit and Donahue stuck to the Yankee schoolmaster. When the vote was announced Dickinson changed from Sewell to Blodgett. This gave the latter forty votes, just enough to elect. Abbett received thirty nine votes and Potter one.
 The scene that followed cannot be de- seribed The Republicans cheered. The disappointed Democrats gave vent to their anger in shouts and curses Nothing akin to it has ever been witnessed in New Jerseys | legislative halls. President Fish said the votes could not be changed until the vote was an- nouncea. The Democrats surrounded the Speakers desk and shook their fists under | the chairman's nose. McDermott denounced 1 the renegades who had defeated ''the noblest | man God ever made" Then MT. Feeny lD6m. CnAuR0U lfOH ADDoLL to S0Well.NOOu- an and Tumulty, Democrats, did the same. Let's, the Republican who voted for Ab- bett, changed back to Sewell, but it was too l late. Then Edwards came rushing into the | chamber from the lobby waving a paper. | He said he had message from Abbett to | the faithful who had 50 nobly stood by him. | The paper was read. It said it was "better | to have elected a. poor Democrat crats who changed to Sewell changed again | to Abbett and cheer after cheer again went | up. There were fully one thousand | people on the floor of the House when Chair | man Fish shouted that Rufus Blodgett was elected senator. A deafening roar with piercing misses and unearthly cat calls greet ed the announcement. Standing beside Chairman Fieh, the so-called back slider, Speaker Baird, clapped his hands at the announcement of the result. This so enraged MT. Heppenheiner, an Albeit man, that he picked up law book and flung it violently at the Speaker. The volume fell short of it's mark and fell on the heads of the crowd. Amid unparalleled excitement the chairman declared the joint oJ; die